Erin Andrews' secret battle with cervical cancer  —  The MMQB staff writer Emily Kaplan discusses how Erin Andrews was able to keep working while fighting cervical cancer.  —  Her safety belt clicked shut.  As her highly public and emotionally draining civil trial entered a weekend break …

Publisher printing more copies of George Orwell's ‘1984’ after spike in demand  —  “Alternative facts” are lies  —  The book publisher Penguin is printing more copies of George Orwell's dystopian classic “1984” in response to a sudden surge of demand.  —  On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning …

Blue Jays reach agreement on deal with free agent catcher Saltalamacchia  —  TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays and free agent catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia are in agreement on a minor-league deal pending a physical, an industry source told Sportsnet on Tuesday.

Column Jose De Leon trade a calculated move for the Dodgers  —  After bouncing around the Dodger's farm system, Jose De Leon made his MLB debut on Sept. 4, 2016.  —  The Dodgers do not trade their elite prospects.  —  That is the simple answer to why the Dodgers were willing …

Athletics Sign Adam Rosales, Designate Dillon Overton  —  2:10pm: Rosales' contract will guarantee him $1.25MM, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter).  —  12:06pm: The Athletics announced on Wednesday that they've signed veteran infielder Adam Rosales to a one-year, Major League deal.

Dodgers Acquire Brett Eibner From Athletics  —  12:08pm: The Dodgers have announced the deal.  Minor league infielder Jordan Tarsovich is headed to the Athletics in the swap.  The 25-year-old spent the 2016 season with the Dodgers' Double-A affiliate in Tulsa, batting .219/.325/.343.

MLB Allows Hector Mendoza Unrestricted Free Agency In Unusual Case  —  Major League Baseball on Tuesday declared Cuban righthander Hector Mendoza a free agent.  When Mendoza turns 23 on March 5, he will be exempt from the international bonus pools, despite having only pitched four seasons in Cuba.

Mets now plan to keep Jay Bruce as everyday right fielder  —  More On:  —  He arrived as a resuscitation paddle for a dying offense and then became insurance for Yoenis Cespedes' free agency.  Now Jay Bruce's Mets voyage is prepared to dock at a destination both more traditional and less expected.

Show me the mind games!  Mutual options not about the money  —  The world runs on mutual options.  If you go on a first date, it comes with a mutual option to go on a second if you both so desire.  In fact, right now, you and I have a mutual option to go on a date tomorrow.  What will you wear to our date?

Indians Sign Austin Jackson To Minor League Deal  —  4:31pm: The deal has been announced by Cleveland.  —  2:31pm: Jackson and the Indians are in agreement on a minor league deal that comes with a $1.5MM base salary, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports (Twitter link).

Giants Sign Nick Hundley  —  The Giants have officially struck a one-year deal with catcher Nick Hundley, as Andrew Baggarly of the Bay Area News Group first reported (via Twitter).  The contract is believed to include a $2MM guarantee. per Baggarly.  —  Hundley, 33, certainly seems destined …

New information debunks reports Ventura was robbed  —  The coroner says Ventura died upon impact.  —  As the investigation around Yordano Ventura's death continues, details are starting to emerge about just what happened that night.  Initially there were disturbing allegations from the Dominican Republic about the incident.

Beat reporter Jordan Bastian answers Tribe fans' questions  —  The Fangraphs projection for Edwin Encarnacion is pretty similar to Mike Napoli's 2016 campaign.  The basis for their projection and a bit of regression from EE seems to be age and park factor.  Do you think that …